Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
HOSTS OF TGILERS.
Immense Labor Parades All Over
the Country Yesterday.
Thirty Thousand Stalwart Men in
Line in Chicago.
An Equally Great Demonstration in
New York City-Every Trade Or
ganizatiOn Represented by
Marching Multitudes.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-The labor parade to-
day was the largest ever seen here, about
10000 men appearing in line. 1t requir-
ed exactly L hour and 45 minutes for the
procession to pass any given point. The
weather was warm but as the sun was
hid behiLd clouds marching was endur-
able. 1t was Just II :05 o'clock when
Chief Marshal Crawford raised his hands
and gave the signal for the parade to
start. Each division swung into place on
Michigan avenue, and the march began
without any confusion. At that time
Michigan avenue was packed with people
from curb TO curb, and every window was
occupied. The line of march had been
well announced and Washington street,
Fifth avenue, LaSalle avenue, and ely
bourn avenue were SO filled with people
that one could not help wondering where
they all came from. The sidewalks were
filed, their overflow extending out into
the streets, so that the parade could
barely pass, every door was crowded, the
windows were full of the people. and
here and there groups were seen on the
roofs. Miles and miles of sEch a solid
mass of spectators, with only crack
through it where the parade might pass,
is its own explanation for the estimate
that fully 100000 people witnessed the
parade. And such a parade! 1t was
labor5 third celebration of its holiday.
Brawu and muscle and brains, no matter
how employed in the world of industry,
rejoiced in the knowledge of its united
strength, and was glad of its chance to
show to the world the aggregate power
or its numbers-an army banded
together for peaceful warfare and
united by ties of a universal brotherhood.
Thirty five bands filled the air with mar
tial music, and when the procession swung
around the corner to Washington street
10000 men were keeping time to the drum
taps. Almost every branch of industry
represented and many organizations
was were followed by wagons upon which
their particular callings were exemplifed.
The march to Ogden's grove was without
accident or events of note. The remain
der of the day was devoted to speech
making and to such forms of amusement
as the time and place afforded.
New YORK, Sep. SIN the labor parade
to-day fully $4,000 men, representing
every trade organization in the country
took part. 1t being legal holiday busi-
less houses generally were closed and in
consequence the streets were jammed
with spectators. In the ranks were
printing presses in operation, bakers
ovens in full blast, a number of large
safes, sailing boat fully equipped and
group of cigarette manufacturing girls.
At Union square the procession was re-
viewed by Henry George, S. L. Shevitch,
the Socialist editor, and others. General
Master Workman Powderly, who was ex-
pected, did not appear. Notwithstand
ing the tabooing OF the red flags there
were many of them in line, but the red in
each case was relieved by colors less
suggestive which in letters of gold told
which labor organization was carrying il.
Many of the organizations were uniform
ed after fashion and some of them had
badges suggestive of their calling. The
procession wended its way up Fifth
avenue to Forty-second street where it
disbanded. The remainder OF the day
was spent ir social enjoyment and in
athletic games at Brommer's park. The
day was also appropriately observed in
Brooklyn.
Boston, Sept. 5.-An almost general
suspension of business, large influx of
suburban visitors and a great procession
of workingmen marked the celebration
of labor day in this city. The process
ion was much larger one than in the
labor demonstration of last year. In to-
days parade the majority were trade
unionists, while last year they were
knights of Labor.